The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-13
MORE OF WARD's VILLAINY
THE LEGACY or EVIL HE LEFT
AIs MOfAER-IA.LAW.
cinaiion THAT She No Longer
Lives in Brooklyn,

| Her Strange aud lncurRbIe HhIlu-
cinaiion rhat She No Longer
Lives in Brooklyn,
New York, March l2.-"The
evil that men do lives after them. ,
Ferdinand Ward, the sham Napo-
leon of finance, is civilly dead. The
great, gaunt walls of Sing Sing prison
conceal the wizened, consumptive
shadow of the once opulent sohemer
from the gaze OF the men and women
whom he ruthlessly robbed. The
story of his dazzling career is fast be-
coming Renaissance aud the very
name of Ferdinand Ward would
have sunk into oblivion ere this
we're it not that each day reveals
some case of destituton, sorrow or
degradation which may be primarily
traced TO his door. OF the many
who have suffered by Wards villainy
few have suffered greater pecuniary
losses than have the immediate
members of his own family. But
loss lar greater than mere loss Oh
money felIupon the afflicted relatives
during the past fortnight. Mrs.
Mary G. Green, the mother of Mrs.
Ferdinand Ward, has become insage
from brooding over the disgrace
brought upon the family by her SON
in laws misdeeds. Her insanity is
not OF a violent kind; but the physi-
claus and specials who have Teen
called ia TO treat her have departed,
shaking their heads. The blinds are
drawn in her magnificent mansion,
No. 81 Monroe Place, Brooklyn, and
a white sign dangling between the
parlOr windows announces to the
world that the house is ito let" And
thus the seed sown by Ward con-
tinues to bear bountiful crop OF
weeds aud thistles.
Six or seven years ago Mrs. Green
was LETT widow with three children,
one boy aud two girls. Her husband
was scion of an old Brooklyn iami-
ly and wealthy, and when he died his
widow inherited fortune which was
variously estimated at from $500, 900
to $500, 600. The hand of the eldest
Miss Green was sought in marriage
by Ferdinand Ward, who was then at
the pinnacle of his spurious great
ness. He wooed and won her and at
once laid SIEGE to Mrs. Green's
pocketbook. Mrs. Green, like many
wealthy women, had only the most
vague ideas about business methods.
Without any hesitation she trusted
Ward with almost her entire
fortune, and when the
final crash came she found her
self almost penDiless. Had the fail
ure been an honorable one, Mrs.
Green would have doubtless borne |
up brave y against her accumulated |
misfortunes; but when the trial I'M
masked Ward and revealed him in |
all the realistic hideousness of his |
true character, the proud woman re-
ceived blow from which she never |
recovered. Latterly Mrs. Green's |
condition has changed for the worse, |
and fortnight ago her children, |
Sidney Green aud Miss Green, who |
still live with her, began to realize
that fearful change had taken
place. Mrs. Green's reason had |
given way under the strain OF her
trcub e..
Her mania took a peculiar form.
She became impressed with the idea |
that she was living in a strange city, |
and teariully begged the children to
take her back to Brooklyn. She be-
comes so violent at tunes that her
daughter is forced to humor her.
The carriage is summoned, and the
nurse who is 10 constant attendance
upon Mrs. Green packs a small trunk
as if for a journey. Then her dlugh-
ter approaching, says as cheerily as
her sad hear permits:
Come, mother; we're going back
to Brooklyn now.
Mrs. Green enters the carriage,
and, afe short drive, alights ouce
more at the door of her Monroe
place mansion, perfectly OverjOyed to
see her home again. This mourniul
little comedy must be enacted every
two or three days, or else Mrs. Green
becomes so res less that she has to
be constantly watched.
Another phase Of her mania is to
talk by the hour about he time when
she was happy Young girl in her
fathers house. She prattles of the
suItors who paid court to her, of the
balls she attended and of the atten-
ton she received; while her devoted
daughters listen by the hour, mute
and with bowed heads.
Mrs. Green in her younger days
was a great belle. She was marvel
ously beautiful, tall aud boosted of a
complexion unrivaled among her
peers. She is under 80 now, aud her
hair has become snow white.
Mrs Ferdinand Ward is living in
seclusion in villa at Stamford
which vas saved to her from the
wreck. 1t is supposed that when the
Monroe place mansion fiods tenant
Mrs. Green and her daughter will
10 n Mrs. Ward.
Mr. Sidney Green was found at
No. 81 Monroe street last night.
''The biect is too painful for me to
talk about" he said, and that was all.
Mrs. Gree s residence is one of
the finest in the fashionable quarter
Of Brooklyn. 1t is only a stones
throw from Pierrepont street. The
house is Of brown stone, four stories
and mansard, with a basement and
high stoop. 1t is magnifcently fur